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Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
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Friday, 7 December 2018
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School system letting down most disadvantaged students
7 Dec 2018Racist enrolment policies and out of hand competition between schools has lead to ethnic and economic segregation in our education system, according to Tomorrow's Schools author Bali Haque, who says… Read more Video, Audio
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Grace Millane last seen at Auckland hotel
7 Dec 2018Police say they have questioned a man, seen with missing backpacker Grace Millane at Auckland's Citylife Hotel on Queen Street last Saturday night. Our reporter Katie Scotcher is outside the Citylife… Read more Video, Audio
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PAK'nSAVE store shoots sparrows
7 Dec 2018A Wellington PAK'nSAVE store is taking drastic measures to get rid of sparrows, by shooting them dead. While it's shocked shoppers, a pest management company says its common practice to poison or… Read more Video, Audio
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Woman who pimped out 14-year-old jailed for 2.5 years
7 Dec 2018Monika Rachael Kelly was a teenager herself when she pimped out a 14-year-old to make some cash. The solo mother was today sentenced to two and a half years. Audio
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Holiday plans of thousands up in air as airline strike looms
7 Dec 2018Air New Zealand is bracing itself for the possibility of further strikes, on top of one planned for the busiest travel day of the year. The holiday plans of tens of thousands of people are up in the… Read more Audio
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NZTA inspectors tried to warn of non-compliance issues
7 Dec 2018A consultant who's been supervising NZTA inspectors for more than a decade says she completely stands by their work practices - but those further up in the agency haven't been listening to their… Read more Video, Audio
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Investigation into CTV engineer to be reopened
7 Dec 2018The High Court has ruled that Engineering New Zealand was wrong to drop an investigation into CTV engineer Alan Reay when he resigned from the professional body, and today Engineering New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 7 December 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Halifax investors have no idea when they'll get their money
Investors who've traded millions of dollars through the online firm Halifax, are frustrated, upset and angry that they may be waiting years to see their money again. Audio
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CDHB responds to escalating assaults at Hillmorton Hospital
7 Dec 2018Canterbury DHB CEO David Meates says assaults on Hillmorton nurses and staff have escalated in recent months, and it is increasing its security presence in response. He spoke to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
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Tomorrow's Schools are not fit for today
7 Dec 2018A government task-force has recommended putting the brakes on out-of-zone enrollments, guarantee jobs for new graduate teachers, and set up a network of education hubs to support schools - changes… Read more Audio
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Police hold ‘grave fears’ for Grace Millane’s safety
7 Dec 2018UK backpacker Grace Millane's father has made a desperate, emotional plea to help find his missing daughter, as police reveal she was last seen with a male companion at 9.41pm on Saturday night. Video, Audio
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About this programme
Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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